Describing Sachin Tendulkar's feat of scoring the 100th international century as a moment of pride, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the Indian batsman through twitter.

"Moment of pride. Heartiest congratulations to Sachin for his 100 century," Modi tweeted, adding that this was a "historic achievement".

Tendulkar got his 100th international ton in Dhaka today, against Bangladesh.

Tendulkar, en-route to his much awaited milestone, also scored his first ODI ton against Bangladesh during India’s Asia Cup tie at Dhaka on Friday.

Tendulkar scored 114 off 147 balls which included 12 boundaries and six.